Quebec passes bill
recognizing Holodomor as a genocide

The Bill, which was introduced in November by MNA Louise Beaudoin and
received unanimous approval at first reading, commemorates victims of
the Holodomor (the engineered famine in Ukraine which murdered millions
of Ukrainians in 1932-33).

The legislation recognizes the Holodomor as "the famine and genocide
that occurred in Ukraine in 1932 and 1933 where millions of Ukrainians
perished as victims of a famine deliberately induced by the Soviet
regime under Joseph Stalin to quash the aspirations of the Ukrainian
people for a free and independent Ukraine."

The Bill further builds on the 1998 Ukrainian Presidential decree, the
law adopted by the Parliament of Ukraine in 2006, legislation
unanimously passed by the Parliament of Canada in 2008 as well as
statutes adopted by the provincial legislatures of Alberta,
Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario which recognize the Holodomor as a
genocide against the Ukrainian people and establishes the fourth
Saturday in November as a Day of Remembrance for the victims of this
mass atrocity.

"Today, the Government of Quebec paid tribute to the millions of
innocent victims of the Holodomor, condemned the heinous crimes of the
Soviet Communist regime of Joseph Stalin, and has helped to restore
historical justice, stated Marika Putko, UCC Quebec Provincial Council
President. "We applaud the resolve and courage of Quebec's legislators
in ensuring the passage of Bill 390 which proclaims the fourth Saturday
of every November as a day of remembrance - Holodomor Memorial Day and
that recognizes the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as an act of genocide."

"We commend the members of the Quebec National Assembly for their work
to ensure that the tragedy of the Holodomor is recognized and will no
longer be whitewashed by apologists for the Soviet system." stated Paul
Grod, Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) National President. "Quebec
becomes the sixth jurisdiction in Canada to recognize Holodomor as
famine genocide. May the lesson that the World has acknowledged not be
forgotten in Ukraine."

We also invite
you to listen to Ukrainian Time Program for special edition about Quebec's
National Assembly June 2, 2010
which unanimously passed
Bill 390 - An Act to proclaim Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor)
Memorial Day.http://www.ukrainiantime.com/

Also other relevent information and articles from Canadian News
Press about Ukrainian Holodomor / Genocide